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Recognised as Colour

#004BA3

  • #004BA3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004BA3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 75, 163 and HSL 212°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004BA3#004BA3
HEX#004BA3
RGBrgb(0, 75, 163)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2941, 0.6392
RGB percentages0%, 29.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(212.4, 100%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 100%, 63.9%)
CMYK100%, 54%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,363
CSS custom property--colour: #004BA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#FFB45C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00616Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 27Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A35800
Analogous#009DA3, #0600A3
Triadic#A3004B, #4BA300
Split complementary#A30600, #9DA300
Tetradic#A3009D, #A35800, #00A306

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70B2FF
Lighter +30%#3D96FF
Lighter +20%#0A7BFF
Lighter +10%#0062D6
Darker −10%#003470
Darker −20%#001C3D
Darker −30%#00050A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004BA3
Less saturated −25%#144D8F

Channel breakdown

R0
G75
B163
Red0 (0%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue212.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4B · B A3

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